Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-06-25
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Train Robbers Secure Nearly 100000
From the Express Car and Passengers
On a Southern Pacific Train.
GALVESTON, June ia report has just
reached here that the vest bound California
express On the Southern Pacific railroad was
robbed at B O'Clock this morning by band
of robbers near the town of FlatOnia, II
Fsystts county, about ninety-fys miles east
OF San Antonio, and 30 miles west Of Hous-
ton. The express car was robbed. Nobody
was killed. It is rumored that the robbers
secured $4,000.
As the train drew mp at Schuienburg two
men with drawn revOlvers. mounted the en-
CINE, covered the engineer, and forced him
to phil the train to the
open prairie a few hundred yards
away to the east. where a fire was
burning, and around which stood eight or
ten men armed with Wholesalers. The rob
bers on the engine stood guard over the
man at the throttle while the others went
through the mail, express and passengers.
The hrst man tackled by them WIS W. New
burger OF New York, whom they struck on
the head with a revolver and secured from
him about 81 900.
Lon Mayer. of Cincinnati, B. L. Arm
stead of New York. and a gentleman from
Mexico lost $500 each.
All The passengers were relieved Of what
Immediate Valuables they possessed. 1t Is
reckOned at about So, 900. Wells, Fargo q
COS, express car was also gone through,
but the amount OF money taken is not yet
known. No mail route agent was in the
tralns but the through mail pouches in the
express car were all cut open and their con-
tents appropriated. The total amount So
e1ECd BY the robbers Is estimated TO be
$4,000 or 100000.
TIE ESGINEER's STORY.
SCHUIENBURC. Tex. lime IB-When the
east bound California express on the South
ern Pacific road arrived here at 1 o'clock
this morning. nearly an hour
behind time, the engineer gave
four long and loud Whistles, indicating
an alarm of distress The town marshal and
few other citizens were soon at the depot
and learned that the train had been robbed.
b. U. Piekers, engineer, stated that
he saw a man, whom he took for
a tramp or drunkard, crawling upon
coal in the tender Picksns asked him
what his business was, Wh6E6upOn the man
arose, and presenteda pistol at the engineer
and told him to be quiet and st p the train
when commanded to do so. The man then
called dick" an accomplish, who
was concealed between the tender and
express car. The engineer was told TO stop
the train on a short bridge a mile and a half
this side OF FlatOnia, which he did. A
small IRE was burning on the side of the
railroad bridge, to indicate the Stopping
place. The train coming to a stop at
the right plac5, the two robbers were
Joined by four or five accOmpliCes. The en-
glneer and fireman were marched on the cab
and told to wait further orders. The robbers
then proceeded to make a search Of the eE-
press car. While they were doing so the en-
gineer stole away to the first passenger coach
and told the passengers TO conceal their
Valuables. W. Z. Folger had charge Of
50 ellis, Fargo & Co.'s express, and tried to
save a portion Of his money By throwing it
into the stove. He was caught IN the act, how
ever and given two or three blows over the
head with pistol Tor his trouble. FOlgsE
admitted that the robbers got
500 from him, but the amount
was evidently larger. Conductor
Lyons concealed his gold watch and most
of his money. Max Stakes q drummer, gave
the robbers S24 and saved a $50 and gold
watch. A young Engiishman in the sleeping
car, whose name could not be leaned, refused
at first to give up his money, but finally, az
ter being severely beaten about
the head and neck, he yielded, and
and gave up $1,000, ali the money he had.
The train carried no local mail, but several
pouches were cut open and rifed. There
was no shooting during the robbery.